Case Study: The Development of a Tri-Service Regional Health Services Plan atDwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center

摘要

The study analyzed and documented how the Department of Defense (DoD) Region IIIHealth Services Plan was developed at Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center focusing on the process undertaken. The Region Ill Plan is rooted in the managed care principles adopted under the DoD' s prior Coordinated Care Program. Developed in coordination with the Services' Surgeons General, the DoD Managed Care Program is principally designed to provide medical treatment facility commanders the authority, tools, and flexibility needed to better perform their health care missions. The author interviewed several key personnel involved in the health plans development and actively involved himself in Lead Agent meetings. The interviews revealed that each of the key personnel remained consistent in their philosophical direction concerning what the regional plan should look like. The key lessons learned were that other Lead Agents should start their developmental efforts early, their health plans should be localized or tailored to fit the medical environment, and the process of writing the health plan is a difficult one.